A project that could point the way to a new class of drugs to treat influenza won the top prize Tuesday night at the Intel Science Talent Search, netting 17-year-old Eric S. Chen a cool $100,000. Chen, a senior at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, combined chemistry, biology and computer modeling to find compounds capable of blocking an enzyme called endonuclease, which the flu virus needs to spread. Despite taking home the grand prize at the 2013 Google Science Fair and the top individual honor at the 2013 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology , Chen said he didn't expect to come in first at the Intel competition . “I had no idea I was going to win,” Chen told his hometown newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune, after the awards were announced in Washington, D.C. “If I had placed between fifth and 10th, I would have been incredibly happy.” Chen has worked in the lab of Rommie Amaro , an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego, since the summer of 2012.

As cellphones become ever more like computers, two giants in communications and computing have come together to hasten the process. Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of computer chips, and Nokia Corp., which has a 40% share of the handset market, say they will work together to create a new mobile computing platform.

Here's how valuable European soccer has become to sponsors: Now companies are buying advertising space on the inside of team uniforms. La Liga giant Barcelona has signed an agreement with Santa Clara-based chipmaker Intel in which the company's logo will be printed on the underside of the team's jerseys, meaning it will be visible only if players decide to lift their shirts for any reason. The ads reportedly will cost Intel a very visible $34.3 million. The shirts will make their debut Saturday when Barcelona meets Villarreal at the Camp Nou, although there's a good chance no one will notice.

Here's how valuable European soccer has become to sponsors: Now companies are buying advertising space on the inside of team uniforms. La Liga giant Barcelona has signed an agreement with Santa Clara-based chipmaker Intel in which the company's logo will be printed on the underside of the team's jerseys, meaning it will be visible only if players decide to lift their shirts for any reason. The ads reportedly will cost Intel a very visible $34.3 million. The shirts will make their debut Saturday when Barcelona meets Villarreal at the Camp Nou, although there's a good chance no one will notice.

One of the new Samsung tablets expected to be unveiled in late June will feature a processor built by Intel, according to Reuters . Most Android tablets and phones have come with computer chips made by ARM Holdings. That's weakened Intel's industry foothold as sales of mobile devices are expected to overtake sales of desktops and laptops. Earlier this year Intel said it had improved its chip design to improve speed and energy efficiency. But analysts had warned that large-scale switchovers from ARM to Intel would be unlikely because of the fear that any stumbling blocks that might arise would derail the tight production schedules for mobile devices.

Intel Corp. and the Federal Trade Commission are in talks to settle an antitrust lawsuit in which the Santa Clara, Calif., company has been accused of strong-arming clients into buying its computer chips. According to a statement from Intel, the company has until July 22 to "review and discuss a proposed" settlement. Intel said it could not comment because the terms of the proposed consent order were confidential. If the two parties do not reach an agreement by that date, the case could go before an administrative law judge in September.

Intel Corp. on Tuesday said it swung to a second-quarter profit as sales jumped 34%, blowing past Wall Street's estimates thanks to a continued rebound in the market for personal computers and big computer servers. "Strong demand from corporate customers for our most advanced microprocessors helped Intel achieve the best quarter in the company's 42-year history," Chief Executive Paul Otellini said in a statement. The Santa Clara, Calif, chip maker's results suggest a broader tech rebound will continue in the second half of this year.

Giant computer chip maker Intel Corp. agreed to accept broad new restrictions on the way it does business to settle federal charges that it abused its dominant market position to stifle competition over the last decade. Wednesday's agreement with the Federal Trade Commission could alter the course of the global semiconductor industry, as well as strengthen the hand of the FTC as it looks at other antitrust allegations in the technology sector, including those involving such leading players as Google Inc. and Apple Inc. "I think it signals the FTC is trying to crack down on anticompetitive behavior in this industry," said George H. Pike, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law who teaches intellectual property and writes about information technology issues and the law. Intel's agreement, which would be made final after a 30-day period of public comment, would prohibit the Santa Clara firm from using certain rewards, threats and other tactics that regulators say induced computer makers Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and others to buy exclusively from Intel.

Intel Corp. introduced two faster versions of its flagship Pentium III microprocessor, further heating up the race with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Intel will sell the new 850-megahertz and 866MHz Pentium III chips for $765 and $776, respectively. Intel's latest chips can perform faster than AMD's because they have extra memory included in the processor instead of an additional chip. Intel rose $5.13 to close at $135 in heavy Nasdaq trading.

Viacom Inc., parent of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, is closing in on a deal with Sony Corp. to have its networks carried via an Internet distribution system the consumer electronics and entertainment company is developing that would potentially be a rival cable and satellite services, a person familiar with matter confirmed. Should an agreement be struck, Viacom would be the first major entertainment company to agree to sell its content to a so-called over-the-top distribution system.

Brody's gone off the grid and, jokes "Homeland" show runner Alex Gansa, he's either sporting a serious lumberjack beard right now or has "shaved his head completely. " Meanwhile, Saul is the agency's senior guy, and Carrie's love for her man will be put on the back burner by necessity. Some thoughts on "Homeland's" upcoming season by way of Gansa: How Season 3 won't open: "Exonerating Brody will be in the back of Carrie's mind, but as you will see when you tune in to the first couple of episodes, that is not the narrative engine that takes us through the first half of the season.

One of the new Samsung tablets expected to be unveiled in late June will feature a processor built by Intel, according to Reuters . Most Android tablets and phones have come with computer chips made by ARM Holdings. That's weakened Intel's industry foothold as sales of mobile devices are expected to overtake sales of desktops and laptops. Earlier this year Intel said it had improved its chip design to improve speed and energy efficiency. But analysts had warned that large-scale switchovers from ARM to Intel would be unlikely because of the fear that any stumbling blocks that might arise would derail the tight production schedules for mobile devices.

Intel on Thursday announced Brian Krzanich has been selected to be the company's sixth chief executive, taking the helm of one of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies at a time when the company is struggling to gain traction in mobile computing. Krzanich, 52, will succeed Paul Otellini, who announced last fall he was stepping down. He assumes a seat that has been held by such valley giants as Andrew Grove. PHOTOS: The top smartphones of 2013 Krzanich's selection continues a tradition at Intel of selecting a chief executive from within its ranks, though there were rumors in recent months the company was considering outside candidates as well. Currently serving as chief operating officer, Krzanich joined Intel in 1982. The company also announced Renée James, currently e xecutive vice president and general manager of Intel's software and services group , will become president of Intel.

Intel announced Tuesday it is working on an Internet TV service and set-top box that it hopes to roll out within a year. Erik Huggers, corporate vice president at Intel Media, announced the unnamed service in Dana Point at a conference sponsored by the website AllThingsD. He said Intel has been working with Apple, Netflix and Google to create its new TV platform. "For the first time we will deliver a new consumer electronics product under a new brand,” Huggers said, according to AllThingsD . PHOTOS: Tech we want to see in 2013 Huggers said Intel wants the platform to be an all-in-one solution that can play live TV, on-demand shows and also support apps.

Each day seems to bring another development that emphasizes the staggering impact that the shift to mobile is having on traditional computing leaders. Earlier this week, it was rumored that Dell, which has struggled to transform itself away from its dependence on PC sales, might go private. On Thursday, it was Intel Corp.'s earnings report . While beating analyst expectations, the chip giant still saw revenue and profit fall as its...

Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announced they have settled their trademark infringement dispute over AMD's MMX chip. Under the settlement, Sunnyvale-based AMD must acknowledge MMX as a trademark owned by Intel. In turn, AMD will be allowed to use the term in marketing its AMD-K6 processor.

Although demand is limited now, Intel expects its new 32-bit microprocessor to become its most important product after production starts in the company's Livermore, Calif., plant. Intel has spent $100 million to develop the new chip and its varied support systems.

UC Irvine is home to a new $12.5-million research center funded by chip maker Intel Corp., the company announced Tuesday. The center, called the Intel Science and Technology Center for Social Computing, applies social science and humanities to the design and analysis of digital information. It opened June 1 but was announced Tuesday by Justin Rattner, Intel chief technology officer, in San Francisco. "Technology is profoundly entangled with our everyday lives. As researchers, we can't get a handle on what's going on by looking at technical factors alone," said UC Irvine professor Paul Dourish, who will co-lead the center.

Rumors of a redesigned MacBook Pro are growing more rampant as an annual Apple conference draws nearer, with the latest development being that the new models will include improved Intel chips. The revamped MacBook Pros are expected to include Intel's powerful Ivy Bridge processing chips and will be unveiled at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference starting June 11, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The article is backed up by other reports that say scree nshots have appeared on the Web showing benchmark results for a MacBook Pro model not currently on the market running the Ivy Bridge processor.